I have been wanting to write about EMC Route 11 cab for some time now. Well I think I have atlast shrugged off that last ounce of lethargy that was weighing me down. For the starters, EMC Route 11 is the cab that takes me to and back from office everyday(ok almost everyday!!). When I joined EMC around 7 months ago, I thought travelling in a cab would be a very insipid experience - sitting in one corner of the vehicle with your earphones plugged into your ears even as the vehicle tries to hustle through the chaotic morning Bangalore traffic. But boy how wrong I was!! I was in fact surprised (more precisely 'shocked') at the sheer energy of the crowd there. The young (this refers to ppl of almost my age...!!) and the old (this refers to ppl a tad elder to me......!!) alike were bustling with enthusiasm and were pulling each other's legs with such gusto. Clearly people were having a whale of a time.......they were enjoying themselves (whoever told people are tired and weary after a hard day's work!!)
I remained a silent spectator initially - just remained a sort of aloof observing the people there. The way people went about discussing and joking - it seemed to me as though they had known each other for a long, long time. But I was wrong again...........I learnt that the cab service had commenced just a couple of months before I had joined. Evenings while returning home, it was time either for "Bluff" ( a card game) or DC (Dumb Charades). It was while playing DC that I actually got to know my "cabmates" better. I discovered that most of my cabmates were "movie-freaks" like myself and that really broke the ice. I have always enjoyed discussions on topics like movies, books, sports or politics and in this cab, every topic seemed to have an "in-cab" expert. Often found guilty of being very talkative myself, I slowly began to find my groove. Within a month or so, I was on my way to acquiring the "most talkative person on EMC Route 11" tag (of course with some serious competition!!!)...............
One thing that has struck me about my cabmates is the sense of humor that they manage to bring into their conversations so effortlessly. Often I am left to wonder as to from where do people acquire this 'street smart' sense of humor. Another aspect is of course, the willingness of people to take the joke upon themselves and I must admit my cabmates are very sportive about that. It is very often said that 'humor' is best appreciated when it is directed towards yourself (something which I do when I meet new people........I crack a joke on myself and it immediately breaks the ice............). I vividly remember times when the whole journey has been a 'laugh riot'..........jokes and wisecracks flying thick and fast ( idea is to enjoy even if you are the subject of all the jokes !!!). At times, it has been a sort of forum for intense discussions on topics ranging from philosophy, morality to ghosts!!
With this I come to the end of this introductory post.........in the next post let me take of pleasure(or pain) of unravelling the story behind 'IT.calm' - the skit that has become such an integral part of our lives on EMC Route 11. It is also a story of how a bunch of first timers, a wannabe playwright, a down to earth plot, a half baked script and a super cool fast talking protagonist can pull off a 'laugh riot' in front of a few hundred people. It tells you can often end up surprising yourself!!
For more keep reading!!!
I remained a silent spectator initially - just remained a sort of aloof observing the people there. The way people went about discussing and joking - it seemed to me as though they had known each other for a long, long time. But I was wrong again...........I learnt that the cab service had commenced just a couple of months before I had joined. Evenings while returning home, it was time either for "Bluff" ( a card game) or DC (Dumb Charades). It was while playing DC that I actually got to know my "cabmates" better. I discovered that most of my cabmates were "movie-freaks" like myself and that really broke the ice. I have always enjoyed discussions on topics like movies, books, sports or politics and in this cab, every topic seemed to have an "in-cab" expert. Often found guilty of being very talkative myself, I slowly began to find my groove. Within a month or so, I was on my way to acquiring the "most talkative person on EMC Route 11" tag (of course with some serious competition!!!)...............
One thing that has struck me about my cabmates is the sense of humor that they manage to bring into their conversations so effortlessly. Often I am left to wonder as to from where do people acquire this 'street smart' sense of humor. Another aspect is of course, the willingness of people to take the joke upon themselves and I must admit my cabmates are very sportive about that. It is very often said that 'humor' is best appreciated when it is directed towards yourself (something which I do when I meet new people........I crack a joke on myself and it immediately breaks the ice............). I vividly remember times when the whole journey has been a 'laugh riot'..........jokes and wisecracks flying thick and fast ( idea is to enjoy even if you are the subject of all the jokes !!!). At times, it has been a sort of forum for intense discussions on topics ranging from philosophy, morality to ghosts!!
With this I come to the end of this introductory post.........in the next post let me take of pleasure(or pain) of unravelling the story behind 'IT.calm' - the skit that has become such an integral part of our lives on EMC Route 11. It is also a story of how a bunch of first timers, a wannabe playwright, a down to earth plot, a half baked script and a super cool fast talking protagonist can pull off a 'laugh riot' in front of a few hundred people. It tells you can often end up surprising yourself!!
For more keep reading!!!
